March 25th, 2018 The Triumphal Entry / What draws you to Jesus? John 12:9 – 19

John 12:12-19 “The next day, the news that Jesus was on the way to Jerusalem swept through the city. A huge crowd of Passover visitors took palm branches and went down the road to meet him. They shouted, “Praise God! Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord! Hail to the King of Israel!” Jesus found a young donkey and sat on it, fulfilling the prophecy that said: “Don’t be afraid, people of Israel. Look, your King is coming, sitting on a donkey’s colt.” His disciples didn’t realize at the time that this was a fulfillment of prophecy. But after Jesus entered into his glory, they remembered that these Scriptures had come true before their eyes. Those in the crowd who had seen Jesus call Lazarus back to life were telling others all about it. That was the main reason so many went out to meet him — because they had heard about this mighty miracle. Then the Pharisees said to each other, “We’ve lost. Look, the whole world has gone after him!” NLT

I spent a fair amount of time this week pondering the term “attraction”

What draws us to other people or things

Culture or Background or history

Smells, visuals, etc.

Chocolate Milk

Proximity – They’ll do. “its what I got”

Other personal issues – Personal choices/ideals

What draws you to Jesus?

The excitement of the crowd? People or Preachers

The thought that He will take over as your political king?

Many misunderstood Christs purpose

The miracles you heard about?

Valid. Jesus tended to meet physical needs first

Heal the blind, the lame, the broken

Hoping to get something for yourself?

The woman fighting the crowd to touch His Robe

Looking to see if your power\value were going to be hurt?

Because the Holy Spirit of God called you to Him?

How does this work? Through the Gospel

Romans 10:13-15 “For “Anyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved.” But how can they call on him to save them unless they believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard about him? And how can they hear about him unless someone tells them?” NLT

Who are you attracting to Christ?

Who are you telling the Gospel?

Why is this important to know what attracts you to Jesus?

Because in our scripture today MANY were drawn for the WRONG REASONS with the WRONG HEART